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The Splendid Spur · Character

Colonel John Digby

A royalist officer and commander.

minor

Also known as Digby, Col. John Digby, John Digby

First appearance: xv i leave joan and ride to the wars

Colonel John Digby shows up with force in The Young Man in the Cloak of Amber Satin. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mentioned as one of the lords present in the Pig Market.
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See Colonel John Digby in xv i leave joan and ride to the wars

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Colonel John Digby in xv i leave joan and ride to the wars